Benefits of AFRC Membership
- Advance Your Career-You will have the opportunity to expand your professional skills by taking up leadership positions: participating in committees working on projects within your sphere of expertise or even outside your usual scope.
- Latest Information-Members will receive continuing electronics updates on activities of interest that affect the fenestration industry
- Contribute to the AFRC Program-Influence how the AFRC rating and labeling system works
- Join the Green Movement-“Windows makes a difference”-Membership with AFRC allows access to a unique network of fenestration of energy performance professionals.
- Consumer Trust-Consumers will value and recognize your membership, knowing this support is a commitment to AFRC’s focus on energy efficient research & development and trust the independent, non-biased nature of its structure
AFRC Technical Documents
(last updated 25th October, 2022)
AFRC Protocols and Procedure Manual
AFRC Technical Protocols and Procedures Manual (September 2012)
AFRC Technical Interpretation Manual (ATIRs)
AFRC Technical Interpretations Manual (September 2015)
AFRC Technical Interpretation Request Form (March 2013)
ATIR-2016-01 – Limitation of of NFRC TI-2016-01
ATIR-2018-01 – Integral Venetian Blinds
ATIR-2022-01 – Embedded Products
AFRC Simulation Manuals
AFRC Louvre Window System Simulation Manual (February 2009)
AFRC Skylight Simulation Manual (February 2011)
AFRC Test Standards
AFRC Complex Glazing Test Standard (May 2013)
AFRC 200-02-1.0 AFRC Complex Glazing Test Standard (245 KB)
NFRC Reference Technical Documents
Please find below a list of the NFRC technical documents currently used in AFRC Protocols and Procedures
- NFRC Simulation Manual
- NFRC Modelling for Storm Windows
- NFRC 100 Procedure for Determining Fenestration Product U-Factor
- NFRC 200 Procedure for Determining Fenestration Solar Heat Gain Coefficient and Visible Light Transmittance at Normal Incidence
- NFRC 300 Test Method for Determining Solar Optical Properties of Glazing Materials and Systems
- NFRC 303 Creating a Laminate in Optics for NFRC Certification
- NFRC 304 Creating an Applied Film Layer in Optics for NFRC
- NFRC 500 Procedure for Determining Fenestration Product Condensation Resistance Value
- NFRC TIPC (Technical Interpretations Policy Committee) Manual
Please follow this link to the NFRC Technical Documents Section obtain the latest copy of the technical documents above.
AFRC Program Documents
(last updated 15th May, 2012)
AFRC Document Register **
Simulator Program Documents *
AFRC Simulator Code of Conduct
AFRC Simulator Procedures
Auditor Program Documents *
AFRC Auditor Code of Conduct *
AFRC Auditor Procedures *
Audit Checklist *
NFRC Reference Program Documents
(last updated 10 November, 2008)
NFRC CAP – Certification Agency Program
CAP-2007 E0A2 (592 KB)
NFRC LAP – Laboratory Accreditation Program (re-approval of 2007 document – March 2008)
LAP-2008-E0A0 (778 KB)
NFRC IA-Op Manual (October 2006)
IA Operations Manual (1716 KB)
* under AFRC Board review
** under development
Software approved by AFRC
WINDOW
- WINDOW 7.4
(Please note that AFRC accepts the use of the latest NFRC Approved Versions of WINDOW with minor upgrades for use in Australia (e.g. V6.XX). However major version changes (e.g. V6 to V7) will need to be approved by AFRC for use in Australia)
THERM
- THERM 7.4
(Please note that AFRC accepts the use of the latest NFRC Approved Versions of THERM with minor upgrades for use in Australia (e.g. V6.XX). However major version changes (e.g. V6 to V7) will need to be approved by AFRC for use in Australia)
OPTICS
- OPTICS 6